Direct action isn’t petitioning the government authorities to do better or fix things that are broken. Direct action is saying, “screw it, we’ll do it ourselves” or, “we can stop this without them”.

The first step toward freedom is acting like you are already free.

This is also known as anarchism, btw.

K bai.


You're probably an anarchist if you support this.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/06/hurricane-helene-mutual-aid


Good morning. I'm still the new *interim* host of @`The Progressive Bitcoiner'.


Stay humble and stack sats is entirely too passive as a “call to action”

How is that strategy at all effective in the “and then they fight you phase? “

How about “Do not go gentle into that good night..while stacking sats.?”


Nope


Ah, yes. This music is more appropriate for Trump. Not political commentary… just commentary on a lecherous, predatory, sociopathic individual.

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The fact that more public companies haven’t run the MicroStrategy playbook yet is kind of wild actually.


Confession of a bitcoiner: I’ve never read the sovereign individual, until now.

Well, I started reading it. And beyond whether I agree or disagree with some of their beliefs/thesis, it brings up a bigger concern for me:

They’re getting a lot wrong, and failing to see the power and might of the U.S. and global coordinated effort that I think they believed would be well on its way to crumbling at this point?

This is my fear with many Bitcoiners as well — you live in a libertarian utopia, assuming others will join, when the fact of the matter is the U.S., the dollar, military global industrial complex, coordinated big tech, etc, is stronger than ever.

The hopium can’t block out the reality of the forces that plague humankind for the next century—it’s going to be a tough battle. The “sovereign individual” doesn’t automatically win…far from it. It has a higher chance of losing, unless we all do something about it. (I prefer sovereign communities, but maybe that’s the leftie in me 😉)

But I’m hopeful justice, peace, and freedom will win! We must be realistic about what we’re up against though.


I’m super excited for the next chapter of nostr:npub1fpcd25q2zg09rp65fglxuhp0acws5qlphpg88un7mdcskygdvgyqfv4sld with Margot at the helm. It will be a return to “progressivism” of old focused on activism, human rights, and a rejection of the current political tribalism and two party war machine that exists today.

Everything Margot talks about and embodies, from occupy to left-anarchism and beyond. It’s exactly what’s needed! Support and encourage her ✨ nostr:note1n5gn7c8ckxy0zasz0mas7hcelsmkrms2ehp7e9h5ww4fg4vnvenqprs0a9


Beware the loudest moralizers — they may be covering their own flaws. Specially in Bitcoin, let actions speak louder than the “virtues” that maximapriests preach.

They tell you how to live your life because they’re dissatisfied with their own -all these while swiping their 💳 VISA credit card


Hey Commies - Learn Bitcoin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZU-dNwMQZk


I hear from a good source that Julian Assange thinks nostr is interesting 👀


bitkey + robinhood nostr:note1qwst9jsa2694gf3480e32hvwxpz64kp3jtps7fd83ms7mzrghm8s6x353u


Bitcoin will not end wars

People, political change and resistance end wars

If you want to end wars, you have to get involved with your political system (or fight against it), and stack sats.


I don't see a world where Bitcoin is needed and it dies. So it needs to not be needed.

The only way to make Bitcoin not needed is for the world's problems to be solved. I don't mind living in that world either.


I am confident Bitcoin will be just fine under either current presidential nominee

I am also fairly confident shitcoins and scams will be given more free reign under a Trump administration.

I don’t need a “savior,” which Trump is far from anyway. And Bitcoin surely doesn’t need a king or savior.


Growing Nostr is hard. Not because we don't have the tools, but because it requires the hard work of many of us, not just the few. Decentralization is great, however this means that no centralized growth team is going to step in and do the work that's needed. We'll have to rely on a multitude of people to accomplish this. These people will be cultivating and nurturing Nostr's growing ecosystem. They're seeking out unique communities, on-boarding new users, and educating them on the tools at hand, so that new users can create their own spaces on Nostr.

These have been initiatives of mine since the beginning days here. I love building communities, helping people use technology, and speaking about my passions.

Many people across Nostr are working on similar initiatives, trying to #grownostr and foster community. nostr:npub1hz5alqscpp8yjrvgsdp2n4ygkl8slvstrgvmjca7e45w6644ew7sewtysa is one of them. We spoke at extent last week about her current project. She volunteered at the Nostr Booth that I organized at nostr:npub167n5w6cj2wseqtmk26zllc7n28uv9c4vw28k2kht206vnghe5a7stgzu3r a  few months ago, got purple pilled in the process, and is now planning on doing similar initiatives at three Latin American conferences coming up soon.

I had a conversation with the organizer of LaBitConf in Prague, who expressed a strong interest in having a Nostr presence at his upcoming conference. He asked that I replicate the same level of involvement he witnessed in Prague, including a booth, speakers, panels, and more. He clearly recognized the significance of Nostr and was eager to feature it prominently at his event. Unfortunately, I had to decline, as it’s not feasible for me to attend every conference. However, this is where the strength of the Nostr community comes in—others can step up and make it happen.

This is what Tanja is doing! Check out her project.

https://geyser.fund/project/thenostrboothinitiative


Fucking grifter

He will also KYC the fuck outta your Bitcoin and maybe not be so crazy about privacy tools and devs, if he doesn’t like them… https://i.nostr.build/7H2a0IRV6ATC07xI.jpg


I don’t think of myself as having much sway but I am voting for @DrJillStein and @ButchWare in November. We must dismantle the US imperial War Machine beginning with ending the genocide in Gaza and putting an end to the recent escalation in broader regional war.

Even though you have been led to believe you can only vote for Democrats or Republicans, you actually can choose to make a different choice. Vote for peace.


It kind of makes you think… nostr:note14ze0hq7zjvynv5zf3jwu85al2wcmlwwsj3p5kscpl5nyq02n548q70pnxj


there you go https://9to5mac.com/2024/09/26/trump-says-fbi-must-get-apple-to-open-would-be-assassins-phones/


The look you give when you’ve been the face of nation state #Bitcoin mining for years and get your ass handed to you by Buddhists in the middle of nowhere. https://image.nostr.build/ef5fdbdd413cd2d8c8a2e714bfe8240897847e064ffe9301b66c63f5cd8fbf9f.jpg


#Bitcoin was not created to make you rich.
It was created to make you free.


Will the next Bitcoin bull run start in China? 🇨🇳

There were some interesting decisions out of China this week. Money printer will go brrrrrrrr soon.

Watch the video to find out what's going on and what could happen in Asia.

https://youtu.be/QhBHQ3IvnHA


Recorded my final nostr:npub1fpcd25q2zg09rp65fglxuhp0acws5qlphpg88un7mdcskygdvgyqfv4sld interview with nostr:npub164q45vfa8prpl7f63stsl9qm9n22v6julkasjdqxjc8kevchsj0sp42rl3 earlier today. Bittersweet to say the least but I finished the conversation feeling hopeful about the future of our left movement within bitcoin and I think Trey likely brought new people into the space who will pick up the torch that he carried after Mark stepped down.

The struggle continues!


The final episode of The Progressive Bitcoiner 🥲

TPB106 - What Happened to the Progressive Movement? with nostr:npub12lzwey2hjc2ce0stwa3ldhg04h93wj263lvdhrf87qfzz9jsggeqwuntw2 is out now.
In this episode we discuss:
- Why progressives should care about Bitcoin
- reflecting on the pod and progressive movement
- beyond identity politics, path forward for grassroots movements and more

All episodes available via tpbpod.com, @foundtain_app, YouTube or whatever you get your podcasts

Thank you to everyone who has listened to and supported the show, and to all the amazing guests who came on. The fight for bitcoin and a better world for everyone continues, and we each have a part to play.
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Them: “We have to support Elon, he fights for free speech and we should support him rather than perusing open source permissionless decentralized protocols! It’ll never work!”

Me: lolz stfu *we knew this would happen*

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/americas/elon-musk-x-brazil.html?smid=tw-nytimes&smtyp=cur


"yOu wIlL NeVeR SuRpAsS TwItTeR"

Dude, we are going after Zuck and Tiktok at the same time. Musk is just the small fish on the way.


The most punk thing that you can do right now is be happy.

The mainstream wants you exhausted, unhealthy, doomscrolling, angry and pathetic. It drives more clicks and advertisers. Finding true joy has become edgy.


We don’t need to riot, vote or fight against the elite. Just buy Bitcoin and cold store it. A peaceful revolution.


How do you feel about abolishing the electoral college and electing the president by popular vote?


#1984
GM Comrades

What's really worrisome is ...
 https://image.nostr.build/87dec6f7509b46e0b576782caf9beb1a35519cb28cfc648cb39b63a7508deb40.jpg

..we now have the microphones and cameras everywhere
PLUS
much better A.I. tech to sift through it all. Just need a war to cement it all together.


It's all there: 11, 135, 22
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THE X ACCOUNT OF THE RECENT TRUMP SHOOTER WAS IMMEDIATELY SUSPENDED LEAVING PEOPLE TO SCAVENGE THROUGH UNVERIFIABLE SCREENSHOTS TO INDEPENDENTLY RESEARCH HIS MOTIVES AND CONNECTIONS.

NOSTR FIXES THIS.

https://cdn.satellite.earth/145c390b885d50604c662d73f98b46248136c662553e1a2506551cb97d4cfff5.jpg


Please tell me more how the shitcoiner in command and jack of all rugs will be The Bitcoin President…?

Who is this good for? What timeline do you have, the timeline of a house fly?

Bitcoin and nostr alone do not fix this level of naïveté


TIME FOR WEED... I am joined by
Gavin Sathianathan to discuss Medical Marijuana, Cannabis Laws & Alternative Health.

https://www.mrobnoxious.com/episodes/the-war-on-cannabis-gavin-sathianathan-002

#MrObnoxiousPod #Weed #Cannabis #Marijuana
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Trump is a fiat and shitcoin maximalist.


We should have listened more carefully back when computers still screamed while connecting to the Internet.


LESS THAN 200 YEARS AGO OVER 400K PEOPLE WALKED ACROSS AMERICA TO BUILD A BETTER LIFE BUT YOU THINK NOSTR HAS TOO MUCH FRICTION TO BOOTSTRAP NETWORK EFFECT.


Aaron Swartz would have loved nostr.

Effectively the culmination of his life’s work.

1999: At the age of 12, he co-authored the RSS 1.0 specification, which is a format for syndicating web content.

2000: Swartz became a member of the Creative Commons organization, which aims to expand the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally.

2002: He founded the Infogami platform, which later merged with Reddit.

2005: Swartz joined Reddit as a co-founder after a merger with Infogami.

2006: He left Reddit and began working on various projects, including the development of the web application framework, "Open Library," which aimed to create a web page for every book ever published.

2008: Swartz was involved in the development of the "Demand Progress" organization, which focused on issues related to internet freedom and government transparency.

 2010: He played a significant role in the campaign against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Protect IP Act (PIPA), advocating for internet freedom. He also developed a tool that allowed users to download large amounts of data from PACER  (Public Access to Court Electronic Records), which was typically behind a paywall.

 2011: Swartz was arrested for downloading a large number of academic journal articles from JSTOR with the intent to distribute them freely.  The U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts pursued the case against Swartz, and he faced the possibility of severe penalties, including up to 35 years in prison.

 2012: On January 11, Aaron Swartz tragically passed away at the age of 26. He allegedly took his own life due to the pressure of government prosecution.

https://cdn.satellite.earth/43780cc29e73f0ac8a226aba6e3ca93422a9022c4b27422995e5b99127d8d900.mp4


TPB104 - Nostr: Promoting Freedom and Healing Brokenness with nostr:npub1xtscya34g58tk0z605fvr788k263gsu6cy9x0mhnm87echrgufzsevkk5s and nostr:npub12qxvc5evxqt3rky25mfskywugalx5vnhppfl32cu903cnwpyu0uqkmq8u9 is out now 🎥 🎧
In this episode we discuss:
- decentralized freedom tech
- free speech & human rights
- nostr:npub18m76awca3y37hkvuneavuw6pjj4525fw90necxmadrvjg0sdy6qsngq955 , social media algorithms, mental health & more

https://fountain.fm/episode/H00ODEKP8rKmmIptkmSh

tpbpod.com

https://image.nostr.build/03e9815045255782c69ae85a89458efe78996e523936803daa9f3b868bd327b5.jpg


Apparently Nostr did grow ~25% right when Twitter got killed in Brazil: https://cdn.satellite.earth/52a154bd99e488ee2e23563517be75f0c93c7683d2c89c9fc9393bd19d7e7017.png


Short break from research camp bc the White Stripes are suing Donald Trump 🤘

https://m.primal.net/KlQA.png


The amount of bankers pissed with AML that are afraid to speak out against it publicly are a good indication of where we’re at with our ‘democracy’.


Has #bitcoin changed you or were you always a frugal, minimalist saver with no chairs of your own?


David Graeber on how to trigger Bitcoin Twitter during a bear market:

"Then there's also libertarian socialism, which means the democratic control, not by the state, but by communities or by workers, self organizing in a voluntary fashion--that's genuine socialism in my opinion."

https://x.com/chunkymark/status/1044264672504016897


ANNOUNCEMENT: The University of Wyoming has established the UW Bitcoin Research Institute. uwyo.edu/bitcoin

The BRI aims to produce high-quality peer-reviewed publications about bitcoin from all academic disciplines.

First act: hiring nostr:npub1yezu4atsdgchvlyjz5efwks8n7ze2rssq674qe04m5pp8e5y32tqfdawc7!

Much academic bitcoin research is quite poor, because it's done by people who don't understand bitcoin.

Mora et al predicted "bitcoin alone could push emissions 2 degrees".

They failed to account for the difficulty adjustment *and* didn't know there was a block size cap!

Others like Taleb’s infamous "Bitcoin Black Paper" are unaware of Layer 2s like Lightning, and others are unaware of the supply cap -- perhaps bitcoin's most distinctive feature. Others make faulty assumptions about bitcoin user demographics.

These mistakes make their way into journalism, and policy. Bitcoin is multi-faceted in theory, and even more so in practice. Journalists can't be experts, so they rely on academics. Too many of those academics have let them down.

The good news is that there is good academic research on bitcoin. Work by Will Luther, nostr:npub18wgtxzhx75qd2aq3gn35mcv5m8zx7z6xdsf6a95asltys70deekqqjr2wn , nostr:npub12lzwey2hjc2ce0stwa3ldhg04h93wj263lvdhrf87qfzz9jsggeqwuntw2 , nostr:npub10afr060h0g3vf2ykynr6cvw2u7ta3tzpgjczfyufp420aeeen0xszf0xj0 , Matthew Ferranti, nostr:npub1ws69pst0kcaqa9cgm85l3xzkqrfuphldu5dv6r5cp8tjjzfyv82s5vxzeg and others understands and explains bitcoin very well.

But for academics interested in bitcoin, the incentives often don't line up. Few advisors will let their advisees focus on bitcoin, so bitcoin projects must be side projects. And without advisor or community support, these projects are rarely taken on.

The Bitcoin Research Institute fixes the incentives. We provide a community who can support scholars and give critical feedback on their projects, and we provide funds for travel and lodging.

We're removing barriers for scholars who want to work on bitcoin.

More academic work on bitcoin should be done by people who understand bitcoin. The BRI aims to produce that work, which will filter up to journalists and policymakers.

The University of Wyoming is the perfect place for this, with Sen Lummis, nostr:npub1uyz4w2w4rcphk0q5arzkutrecgscxwzajj4dkvh9mjyqjtxslm6qea8632 , State Sen Rothfuss, Law School Dean Julie Hill, Steve Lupien, bitcoin miners using all kinds of energy like nostr:npub1k7tcreyu0w970fxsht8ccw54az2yh27agf4x2s92crwam9mw9cws558edl , a School of Energy Resources, School of Environment and Natural Resources...

The UW Bitcoin Research Institute is a 501c(3) nonprofit. Because of nostr:npub1uyz4w2w4rcphk0q5arzkutrecgscxwzajj4dkvh9mjyqjtxslm6qea8632 , the University -- and by extension the BRI -- can accept bitcoin directly. And UW allocates 4% of our investments to bitcoin, so if you donate bitcoin to the BRI, we will NOT sell it.

If you're a scholar and you want to be involved, my DMs are open!

If you're a journalist and you want to learn more, my DMs are open!

If you want to support our work, you can do so here: https://www.givecampus.com/campaigns/49172/donations/new


Good afternoon.

The Bitcoin conference currently has a lot of political theater, and the Trump headliner is front and center much to everyone’s joy or frustration depending on where you stand on that, but I’ll take a moment to highlight something that’ll get lost in the shuffle.

Today on the main stage, Jason Maier (author A Progressive’s Case for Bitcoin) interviewed progressive congressman Rho Khanna. They talked about a lot of stuff but the TLDR headline takeaway statement from Khanna was “Bitcoin is about freedom. Bitcoin is about human rights.”

And around the same time, a bunch of Democrat Congress people sent a letter to the DNC chair saying the party needs to embrace this industry better, and basically that the Warren wing of the party isn’t the way to go here anymore. Whether it’s polling data, sheer numbers about how many Americans own this stuff, or more knowledge conversations about bitcoin’s energy impact and other things, being anti-bitcoin is a losing strategy.

Yes, a lot of this will be forgotten after the election, both from Republicans and Democrats. Politicians gonna politic. And there will be shitcoinery. Politicians are currently in their pandering phase. But when I began writing about this industry nearly seven years ago, I would not have expected to see this much explicit support by 2024.

The builders, the educators, the advocates- all of your work does matter. At least when it comes to protecting Americans and others against some of the most potentially hostile government positions, the narrative war is working. We need more work on the right to privacy, and that imo is the harder battle, but given how successful things have been on other fronts, I think that front is workable too.

Immutable money. Unstoppable voice. Endless memes.


I want to very sincerely thank the anon that donated +1M sats last week to The Rage. Your contributions are what make independent journalism possible.

We are currently fundraising to be able to cover the Samourai Wallet and Tornado Cash trials in September and December in NYC.  If you value independent reporting, please consider donating to our Geyser Fund.

https://geyser.fund/project/therage


From my censored talk! nostr:note1sjlcspg59l253x983dwe7zc573ts5qp6ludc0p99rqfapsm3q8yqdwgf3w


I want to thank Alex Gladstein for reaching out to me. It appears that what happened was the result of a mistake in judgment of one staffer and not what HRF's bitcoin team would have approved of, if they had known. It was really shocking to be told by a conference organizer that my talk was not allowed if it was going to be controversial (because I referred to someone as a communist), so I'm grateful that this was an error of judgment and nothing more.

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I love that NVK lets me live in his mind rent-free. An incredibly communistic gesture, comrade NVK.

nostr:note1leza3432m298n426q28luj5qn0ves5mulzkpzp90j5la436edhuqq7tm3x


Cry harder when you can’t keep up with intellectual stimulation from nostr:npub12lzwey2hjc2ce0stwa3ldhg04h93wj263lvdhrf87qfzz9jsggeqwuntw2

Sorry, we’re gonna be a growing nostr a bit much for NVK’s liking I think. nostr:note1leza3432m298n426q28luj5qn0ves5mulzkpzp90j5la436edhuqq7tm3x


Consciousness raising requires people coming together to realize these basic facts about the world around us.

nostr:note13r6rhpmrrpylfkxf6jzcf8vhtahplvexvt2kssxr8z4m3kmkdquqxhfcq5


I have been chasing this story since October 2023.

I spoke to sources in Gaza whose Binance accounts had been frozen – The addresses they provided were not listed in Israel's official seizure orders.

https://m.primal.net/KRqe.jpg https://m.primal.net/KRqf.jpg

I was then put in touch with Turkish and Saudi Arabian nationals whose Binance accounts were frozen, who were allegedly told to contact Israeli police.

https://m.primal.net/KRqm.jpg https://m.primal.net/KRqq.jpg

The claim that Binance is freezing all Palestinian accounts, to my knowledge, is not correct. And this is what kept the story from being published.

Palestinians in the Westbank appear to be unaffected, while Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were only affected so long they had a certain balance in their account. But we couldn't figure out what that threshold was, as communication into Gaza was effectively cut off.

So I reached out to other news outlets hoping that I'd get help investigating the story. I reached out to CoinDesk editor in chief Kevin Reynolds, both via email and on the personal phone number he gave me – and got ghosted.

I reached out to Forbes, who were initially interested in the story, but Forbes refused to let me publish under my pseudonym.

Just recently I reached out to Bennet Tomlin
 and Cas Piancey of Protos and got ghosted there too.

In November 2023, a journalist from Reuters contacted my source to write about the account seizures, but dropped the story as well.

Binance owes us an explanation under what legal framework it seizes the accounts of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip not listed in official seizure orders, and under what legal framework it seizes the accounts of foreign nationals on behalf of the Israeli government.

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I write it here, so it cannot be erased: I will never idolize a politician


This is NOT the way…support the plebs with few followers if you enjoy their content #bitcoin #nostr #freedom

nostr:note1fs6aqgj3juxfgqerk8defjjmuymwlyzksemd6jnrsqku3k7v5nls6gjzyc


Twitter is dead. Engage eachother on Nostr


Nostr is about replying. Engaging in conversations. Building your social graph.

There is no algo to spoon feed you. Effort is rewarded.
https://m.primal.net/Kcfz.jpg


While not done, the new protest.net site is online. The goal is to create a space for activists and organizers to build movements on top of a censorship resistant open decentralized protocol, nostr.


X is where I will argue with you Nostr is where I will apologize to you ❤


#bitcoin e #pasta https://image.nostr.build/595920e4fd84506d116a52fdab75d96d9b6f287399563fa4d28c861456da6521.jpg


Twitter is down, Nostr unaffected.


Welcome back Bitcoiner. A lot has happened since you came here with the last flock of new users. Nostr clients have matured a lot and we have so many more people posting diverse content. Here are tips for you.

## Diversify your client use

It's fine to start with Primal but don't stop there. We have a gazillion different clients and they all need users. Do not stick with the first thing they give you. You are in control. Act on it. I for example love to use coracle.social or iris.to

## Follow many

Nostr clients don't shove content into your face. That means it requires a little more effort from you to curate your own experience. Follow more people than on Twitter. Also, use this as an opportunity to follow completely different people than you did before. I for example follow nostr:nprofile1qqsp4a2f2kfkh6qyl9gpqer75kk6t3mz0mwlqu6207qnhwswx8hdjcqpz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchs8h80dn for rug inspirations.

## Run a relay

Are you a gangster who can step up and provide for his community or not? Are you a net consumer or a net producer? That's basically the question. Run relays, seed torrents, install nodes, set up mints, open PRs. Be a gangster.


For all those crying, "communism is coercion", "communism is authoritarianism", let me introduce you to Peter Kropotkin. Kropotkin was a zoologist and advocate of decentralized communist societies, a.k.a, anarcho-communism. Here's an LLM-derived short biography.

Peter Kropotkin (1842-1921) was a Russian geographer, zoologist, and one of the most influential anarchist thinkers. He is best known for his advocacy of anarcho-communism, a form of communism that emphasizes the abolition of the state and capitalism in favor of a decentralized, stateless society where resources and goods are communally owned and managed. Kropotkin's vision of society was rooted in mutual aid, voluntary cooperation, and the belief that human beings are naturally inclined towards solidarity and communal living.

Kropotkin argued that centralized state power and capitalism inherently create inequality, oppression, and conflict. Instead, he proposed decentralized communities, where local groups or communes would manage their own affairs, making decisions through direct democracy and consensus. These communities would cooperate with each other in a network, exchanging goods and services based on need rather than profit. By removing the hierarchical structures of state and capital, Kropotkin believed that individuals could freely associate and work together for the common good, fostering a society of equality, freedom, and mutual support.

In summary, Kropotkin's advocacy for decentralized communist societies involves dismantling both the state and capitalist systems, replacing them with self-managed, cooperative communities that operate on principles of mutual aid and shared resources. This vision aims to create a society where individuals have autonomy and equality, and where the social fabric is strengthened through collaboration and collective responsibility.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Kropotkin


I’ve been off Twitter and all social media except for Nostr for a month now, and the results are hard to argue with.

I’ve started reading real books again (4 this month) and have noticed both my patience and attention increase noticeably. I also feel less angry and anxiety daily, along with being committed to my workout routine.

I found that Nostr has met my social media needs, most importantly, my own ability to self-limit with it. Nostr is a bit ‘boring’ compared to traditional social media because ITS NOT TRYING TO KILL YOU!!!

Controlling your own data isn’t nearly as important in terms of ownership, as it is about allowing that information to be used against you. All of your most intimate thoughts and feelings are data mining by massive corporations specifically to find emotional triggers for you, so they can sell you shit, or force thoughts on to you.

Fuck these people that run these companies that farm our emotions to sell us shit, and to work with corrupt government to censor our speech, sell out dissidents, and destroy our internet.

We are much, much, much more powerful than they will ever be because we don’t need force, corrosion, or permission to run these systems of social connections that they cannot destroy.

My month of social media detox has really lifted the veil from the hate industry complex that are all social media companies today. Stop prostitution your content, thoughts and powers to these shitty companies that enrich the scum of the earth, and empower illegal, unconstitutional and immoral government agencies from their dragnet surveillance.

I’ll make one last tweet explaining this and then nuking my account in the next few weeks. Then I’ll be Nostr only.


BitcoinLefty

Bitcoin Lefty. Censored off twitter by Elon.


If you’re a #newcomer to #Nostr. Here are the top 12  recommendations on who to follow:

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nostr:npub1mznweuxrjm423au6gjtlaxmhmjthvv69ru72t335ugyxtygkv3as8q6mak
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#ANTIFIATACTION


Good morning fellow commies who are building on a free and open protocol in a very cooperative kind of commie anarchist manner.


“Nostr is twitter without Elon Musk…and without a centralized company”

Love it 💜 nostr:note1a230kee7ne3ydqudtdkj89sgc5ddjj9vm0fxm32l9v7gl5x90s2ssu8fg7


I love when #Bitcoin teaches lessons.
Such a shame David isn't on #NOSTR https://image.nostr.build/4c47a5080de26c197d8af684040079f4d56368a43da90d1129acddfc2d9b4405.jpg


Well it finally happened. The authoritarians at X (Twitter) have censored another #Bitcoin maximalist. Elon is threatened by Free Speech. Twitter was run much better under his predecessor Jack who never censored me. Elon loves memecoin scams and censorship and he is threatened by and jealous of Bitcoin leftists who dare to use free speech.


Gm & Pv #nostr ☕ 🌞

After Thursday’s presidential debate, I have a tough time relating to or wanting to be a part of any politics. I’ve been feeling this for quite some time and haven’t really supported any political candidate from either party since 2016. I sure as hell won’t support Donal Trump, I’d like Biden to step down, the DNC is corrupt, and the progressive wing of the Democratic Party is a laughable sideshow that’s ineffective and grasping for relevance.

I am left leaning ideologically and politically, and obviously while I’m feeling this and running nostr:npub1fpcd25q2zg09rp65fglxuhp0acws5qlphpg88un7mdcskygdvgyqfv4sld I can have mixed feelings about the title/brand. Can the progressive bitcoiner take on and be an identity of its own, calling those to embrace a new “progressive,” forward thinking view with Bitcoin? I don’t know, but many on the left are still absolutely repulsed by bitcoin and closed off based on tribal, group think. It’s disappointing to say the least. Is the title or risk of distraction worth it, considering the normie left isn’t tuning in as I desired anyway?

Bitcoin is millions of miles above this silly politicking and left/right divide. It is so much bigger, and more important, than all of this. My hope with the pod is that it has presented diverse content and helped people feel seen and heard that don’t typically resonate with the right/libertarian dominate crowd in bitcoin, not to divide.

My feelings on all of this may lead to a rebrand of the pod (removing political labels). It may not. I want to be very intentional either way, and my focus remains the same of wanting to highlight what I think are the most import things in bitcoin: human rights, mining and the environment, social justice, basic tech understandings, Bitcoin for everyone and global freedom money, etc.